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Pilot Study of CBT With tDCS for Adults Being Treated for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Key facts

Who runs it
Rogers Behavioral Health
Where
Oconomowoc, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Status
Withdrawn
Started
18 Mar 2024
Ended
11 Dec 2024
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a sham (pretend) treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • transcranial direct current stimulation
  • Sham transcranial direct current stimulation
Record updated
16 December 2024
Why it stopped
Unable to find patients willing to consent; declined for various reasoning: e.g., time commitment for the study, concerns about electrode gel in the hair, and concerns about potentially being randomized to a control group.

Who can take part

Age
18 years to 55 years
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Primary diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Resident of state of Wisconsin
  • Enrolled in OCD Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Rogers Behavioral Health in Oconomowoc, WI
  • Ability to communicate effectively using written and spoken English

Who cannot take part

  • Currently taking medication that reduces seizure threshold (e.g., clomipramine)
  • Previous treatment at Rogers Behavioral Health
  • History of seizure or black-out concussion
  • Metal in the body of any kind (e.g., braces, pacemakers, metal plates or screws, intracranial electrodes, implanted devices/defibrillators, prostheses)
  • Cranial pathologies (e.g., holes, plates)
  • Pregnancy

Where in United States

  • Rogers Behavioral HealthOconomowoc, United States

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This pilot study aims to compare the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) versus sham stimulation, delivered immediately prior to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), on patient-reported outcomes. The investigator hypothesize that patients who receive active stimulation will experience greater improvement in OCD symptoms than those who receive sham stimulation.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Active stimulationTreatment being tested

    Treatment: transcranial direct current stimulation

  • Sham stimulationSham treatment, for comparison

    Treatment: Sham transcranial direct current stimulation

Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Investigating Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance CBT in Intensive Treatment-seeking Patients With OCD
Record updated
16 December 2024